ITPEC IP October 2025 Question 37

The user has file read permission and folder read permission, but lacks file write permission — this combination allows the document to be found and opened yet prevents overwriting it.

Direct editing first requires access to the folder and permission to read the existing file. When the application attempts to save the modified content back to that same file, the missing write permission causes the reported error.

Answer (b)

Why not others:
- (a) grants file write permission, so the stated reason for the failed overwrite is absent
- (c) denies both file and folder reading, contradicting the fact that the document was opened
- (d) grants folder reading but denies file reading, so direct editing could not begin

Key rule: Read permission controls opening existing content; write permission independently controls changing or overwriting it.

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